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whome God of his grace hath giuen thy seruant. kindely vnto the maide. Then said Shechem to
6 Then came the maides neere, they, and their his father Hamor, saying, Get me this maide to
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children, and bowed themselues. Leah also with wife. 5 (Nowe Iaakob heard that he had defiled
her children came neere and made obeysance: Dinah his daughter, and his sonnes were with
and after Ioseph and Rahel drew neere, and did his cattell in the fielde: therefore Iaakob helde
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reuerence. 8 Then he said, What meanest thou his peace, vntill they were come.) Then Hamor
by all this droue, which I met? Who answered, the father of Shechem went out vnto Iaakob to
I haue sent it, that I may finde fauour in the commune with him. 7 And whe the sonnes of
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sight of my lorde: And Esau said, I haue ynough, Iaakob were come out of the fielde and heard it,
my brother: keepe that thou hast to thy selfe. it grieued the men, and they were very angry,
10 But Iaakob answered, Nay, I pray thee: if I haue because he had wrought villenie in Israel, in
found grace nowe in thy sight, then receiue my that he had lyen with Iaakobs daughter: which
present at mine hande: for I haue seene thy face, thing ought not to be done. 8 And Hamor com-
as though I had seene the face of God, because muned with them, saying, the soule of my sonne
thou hast accepted me. 11 I pray thee take my Shechem longeth for your daughter: giue her
blessing, that is brought thee: for God hath had him to wife, I pray you. 9 So make affinitie with
mercie on me, and therefore I haue all things: vs: giue your daughters vnto vs, and take our
so he compelled him, and he tooke it. 12 And he daughters vnto you, 10 And ye shall dwell with vs,
saide, Let vs take our iourney and go, and I will and the lande shalbe before you: dwell, and doe
goe before thee. 13 Then he answered him, My your businesse in it, and haue your possessions
lord knoweth, that the children are tender, and therein. 11 Shechem also said vnto her father and
the ewes and kine with yong vnder mine hande: vnto her brethren, Let me finde fauour in your
and if they should ouerdriue them one day, all eyes, and I will giue whatsoeuer ye shall appoint
the flocke would die. 14 Let now my lord go before me. 12 Aske of me abundantly both dowrie and
his seruant, and I will driue softly, according to ye giftes, and I will giue as ye appoint me, so that
pase of ye cattel, which is before me, and as the ye giue me the maide to wife. 13 Then the
children be able to endure, vntill I come to my sonnes of Iaakob answered Shechem and Hamor
his father, talking deceitfully, because he had
lord vnto Seir. 15 Then Esau said, I will leaue then 14
some of my folke with thee. And he answered, defiled Dinah their sister, And they said vnto
what needeth this? let me finde grace in the them, We can not do this thing, to giue our
sight of my lorde. 16 So Esau returned, and went sister to an vncircumcised man: for that were a
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reproofe vnto vs.
But in this will we consent
his way that same day vnto Seir. 17 And Iaakob vnto you, if ye will be as we are, that euery man
went forwarde towarde Succoth, and built him an 16
house, and made boothes for his cattell: there- childe among you be circumcised: Then will we
fore he called the name of the place Succoth. giue our daughters to you, and we will take your
18 Afterward, Iaakob came safe to Sheche a citie, daughters to vs, and will dwell with you, and be
which is in the lande of Canaan, when he came one people. 17 But if ye will not hearken vnto vs
from Padan Aram, and pitched before the citie. to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter
19 And there he bought a parcell of ground, where and depart. 18 Nowe their wordes pleased Hamor,
hee pitched his tent, at the hande of the sonnes of and Shechem Hamors sonne. 19 And the yong
Hamor Shechems father, for an hundreth pieces man deferd not to doe the thing because he loued
of money. 20 And he set vp there an altar, and Iaakobs daughter: he was also the most set by
called it, The mightie God of Israel. of all his fathers house. 20 Then Hamor and
Shechem his Sonne went vnto the gate of their
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1 Then Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she saying, 21 These men are peaceable with vs: and
bare vnto Iaakob, went out to see the daughters that they may dwell in the land, and doe their
affaires therin (for behold, the land hath roume
of that countrey. 2 Whome when Shechem the ynough for them) let vs take their daughters to
sonne of Hamor the Hiuite lorde of that countrey wiues, and giue them our daughters. 22 Onely
sawe, hee tooke her, and lay with her, and defiled herein will the men consent vnto vs for to dwell
her. So his heart claue vnto Dinah the daughter with vs, and to be one people, if all the men
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of Iaakob: and he loued the maide, and spake